Isabella Boorman
is a curator specializing in 20th-century art, based in the UK.
We are in Open Circuits: Writings by Nam June Paik
By Isabella BoormanWe Are in Open Circuits focuses on the writing practice of Korean American artist Nam June Paik (19322006), often referred to as the founder of video art. At over 400 pages, this book provides privileged access to Paiks artwork plans, music scores, Fluxus instruction sheets, and handwritten and typewritten texts.
Patrick de Vriess Alberto Giacometti and the Perception of Reality
By Isabella BoormanA clear culmination of thorough and thought-provoking research into Giacomettis personal letters and drawings, de Vries offers exciting archival discoveries. But the broad focus on differing topics and span of over four decades of the artists life prevents a deep investigation into these findings.